CNNTrump should try to shock GOP leaders more oftenCNN(CNN) Republicans are shocked that President Donald Trump cut a deal with the Democrats. The deal ... Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan were "blindsided by this" turn of events, a Republican official told CNN. ... So ... … [Read more...]

The American ProspectGOP to Latinos: Drop DeadThe American ProspectThe Republican Party has now officially abandoned Latinos. It's not clear how much of a political price Republicans will pay for this, but we may find out as early as next year, when midterms may coincide with a GOP-authored mass deportation. Sure ...I worked for Republicans and Breitbart. Trump made me see what's wrong … [Read more...]

MSNBCHas John McCain thrown a lifeline to the GOP health care crusade?MSNBCThe Republican health care crusade appeared to have effectively run its course. GOP lawmakers gave it their best shot, but the combination of intra-party divisions, widespread public revulsion, and a looming deadline led many health care advocates to ...McCain considers a new Obamacare repeal bill, and activists scramble to … [Read more...]

U.S. News & World ReportHow Republicans Can Make Good on Tax ReformBloombergPresident Donald Trump's response this summer to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and his pardon of former sheriff Joe Arpaio added to the image of Republicans as the party of white grievance, and not as the political vehicle for conservative ...Tough Path for GOP on Immigration _ and Trump Made It HarderU.S. … [Read more...]

BloombergWhile Dreamers Are in Purgatory, the GOP Is in HellBloombergBy making the attorney general, a hard-liner on immigration, the face of the administration's position on DACA, Trump exacerbated a major divide within the Republican Party and, intentionally or not, probably made it harder for anti-immigrant ...DACA big opportunity for GOP; will it act?Kearney HubMcCain condemns Trump's … [Read more...]

Los Angeles TimesRepublicans trounce Democrats in California's annual legislative softball gameLos Angeles TimesRepublicans and Democrats took a break from end-of-session negotiations on Wednesday night for California's annual legislative softball game. After losing two years in a row, Republicans won 14 to 6. The game raised $71,500 for the Children's Receiving ... … [Read more...]

Washington PostRepublicans split over gerrymandering case headed to Supreme CourtWashington PostIt puts those Republicans on opposing sides from groups such as the Republican National Committee and the party's congressional campaign committee, which are supporting Wisconsin's GOP-led legislature in a major high court case to be heard next month ...Schwarzenegger joins McCain, Kasich … [Read more...]

New York PostWhy Republicans should get radicalNew York PostThis is an art Republicans simply don't understand. Perhaps it's because they spend so much time attempting to stop the Democratic snowball from running downhill too quickly, but Republicans in power have an unfortunate tendency to conserve their ...and more » … [Read more...]

Texas ObserverSome Republicans are Defending an Imaginary Version of Senate Bill 4Texas ObserverMonths after passing Senate Bill 4, the most draconian anti-immigrant legislation in recent memory, some Texas Republicans seem to be defending a version of the “sanctuary cities” law that doesn't exist. In multiple statements, state lawmakers have ...and more » … [Read more...]

Washington PostNavy names 10 sailors missing since McCain collision, begins recovery operationWashington PostTOKYO — The U.S. Navy on Thursday turned its search and rescue mission to find 10 missing sailors from the USS John S. McCain into a recovery operation, an acknowledgment that it does not expect to find any of them alive. It also named the 10 who have ...Navy suspends USS John McCain … [Read more...]

HuffPostDonald Trump Steps Up Feud With Mitch McConnell And Paul RyanHuffPostYet an hour after his original tweets on Thursday, Trump again complained about McConnell, going after him for Republicans' failed efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which the GOP has long promised. The only problem I have with ...10 things Mitch McConnell probably hates about TrumpWashington … [Read more...]

Washington PostRepublicans send a mariachi band to troll Sen. Joe Donnelly, an Indiana DemocratWashington PostThe GOP has a message for Joe Donnelly. The U.S. senator heard it — at full volume — on Monday. As the first-term Indiana Democrat arrived at a campaign stop in Anderson, a town northeast of Indianapolis, the sounds of blaring horns and strummed ...Republicans hire mariachi band to … [Read more...]

CNBCFellow Republicans rebuke Trump over government shutdown threatCNBCPresident Donald Trump's fellow Republicans rebuked him on Wednesday after his threat to shut down the U.S. government over funding for a border wall rattled markets and cast a shadow over congressional efforts to raise the country's debt ceiling and ...How Republicans are responding to Trump's government shutdown … [Read more...]

NPRTrump's Fractured Relationship With Congress Causes GOP DreadNPRInstead of hammering that message, the president used his bully pulpit to criticize Republicans for failing to pass a long-promised health care bill to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. 5 Truths About Trump Displayed In His Phoenix ... John McCain, R ...Trump is starting to tear the GOP apartWashington PostTrump's … [Read more...]

Washington Post30 percent of Republicans say white supremacists don't carry the most blame for CharlottesvilleWashington PostThe media, some GOP senators and even White House staff were aghast at President Trump's decision to blame “many sides” and “both sides” for the violence in Charlottesville two weeks ago. Trump's base, though, is decidedly not. In fact, much of it ...Trump a … [Read more...]

Washington PostA man at the Trump rally said, 'McCain needs to die!' Here's how the senator's daughter responded.Washington PostMeghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain of Arizona, slammed a Trump supporter who reportedly called for her father's death. A picture shared by journalist David Catanese showed a man wearing a Make America Great Again hat outside a Trump rally in … [Read more...]

Trump hits McCain and Flake in Arizona without naming them — and appears to relish itWashington PostJohn McCain and Jeff Flake. During remarks at a rally that lurched sharply from one topic to the next, Trump repeatedly referenced the “one vote” by which Senate Republicans fell short of passing a bill to keep the effort to repeal and replace the ...and more » … [Read more...]

Spain received a warning in May that the Islamic State group was planning an attack in Barcelona but decided it lacked credibility, Catalan regional authorities said Thursday. The daily El … [Read More...]

A company that suffered an explosion at a chemical plant close to Houston has said it “fully expects” more fires - potentially as many as eight - as a result of flooding overwhelming the … [Read More...]

Mosques across the state of Texas are being turned into shelters for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH), which represents 21 Islamic centres in … [Read More...]

White House

Police in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona say a white van has jumped the sidewalk in the city’s historic Las Ramblas district, injuring several people. Police cordoned off the broad … [Read More...]

A white supremacist who helped organise the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has appeared on camera crying as he describes his fear of arrest. Chris Cantwell, a racist … [Read More...]

Supreme Court

New York MagazineFive Years Later, States That Rejected the Medicaid Expansion May Get Their RewardNew York Magazine... that Just Said No will be (relatively speaking) rewarded. We would not … [Read More...]

NewsweekPort of Seattle files US Supreme Court brief opposing travel banKent ReporterThe Port of Seattle has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court, urging the court to … [Read More...]